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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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Lift rear

Hey I have a 87' Pickup, 2 wheel drive and I was wondering how I could go about lifting the rear of the truck an inch or two. Any ideas?
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Ride-2-Live
Hey I have a 87' Pickup, 2 wheel drive and I was wondering how I could go about lifting the rear of the truck an inch or two. Any ideas?
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Add a leaf, or blocks.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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add a leafs and blocks are pretty much your only oopyion. i got 3 inch adda leafs from topguncustomz.com fro 40 bucks plus shipping
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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I"m putting coils in the rear of my 86 pickup and looking at 2 inches of lift when it's done.

Mine is a 4x4 although I don't think that really matters.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
I"m putting coils in the rear of my 86 pickup and looking at 2 inches of lift when it's done.

Mine is a 4x4 although I don't think that really matters.
Are you putting coils in addition to the leafs?
The 2wd were spring under I believe
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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yeah 2wd are spring under.. blocks would lower you. i would say go add a leaf but for a better ride you may want a shackle lift
if your gonna be hauling heavy loads go add a leaf
if weights not a concern and you want a smoother ride go shackles
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SpecialScottie
Are you putting coils in addition to the leafs?
The 2wd were spring under I believe
coils? i dont think theres any coils on that thing
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SpecialScottie
Are you putting coils in addition to the leafs?
The 2wd were spring under I believe
Yeah I got my ZUK mounts today and will be putting some 14" coils in between the spring pack and the frame.

I didn't know the 2wd's were spring under so my NEW advice is either a shackle lift or an add a leaf.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by algranger
coils? i dont think theres any coils on that thing
There will be this weekend........
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
Yeah I got my ZUK mounts today and will be putting some 14" coils in between the spring pack and the frame.

I didn't know the 2wd's were spring under so my NEW advice is either a shackle lift or an add a leaf.
Nice! I was thinking of doing the same thing on my 85. Make sure to post some pics when your done
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SpecialScottie
Nice! I was thinking of doing the same thing on my 85. Make sure to post some pics when your done
Oh I'm planning on doing a complete write up with pictures and things.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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or just do a spring over. just weld new spring perches on the axle
my friend nic did this to his 2wd and it was pretty sweet.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by hillbillydeelux
or just do a spring over. just weld new spring perches on the axle
my friend nic did this to his 2wd and it was pretty sweet.
Crap that's a good idea. The lift may be more like 4 inches but that's still really a good idea. Hell we used to do this on Scouts to clear 35's..... why didn't I think of posting this? Must be getting old.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
Crap that's a good idea. The lift may be more like 4 inches but that's still really a good idea. Hell we used to do this on Scouts to clear 35's..... why didn't I think of posting this? Must be getting old.
yeah it did lift it alot....
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